Journal

  • The Paintings Revealed!

    Today our power, water, phone and internet was restored after a long 4 days. At this moment I feel a deep appreciation for all those things that I usually take… Read more

  • My Art Show in Annapolis Royal – July 5 – 23, 2014

    Please note that the show opening is postponed until Saturday July 12, 2-4pm due to the power outage. I’m very excited about the new body of work I’m creating. Fairy… Read more

  • Painting to Music

    Do you listen to music when you’re creating? I do and I want to share with you two of my favorite websites that are always playing my music. If I… Read more

  • Is There Only One Painting on the Canvas?

    Some paintings flow off the palette and out of the brushes and are finished in one or two intensive sittings. But others………well let’s just say that some paintings are a… Read more

  • The Birth of a Painting and the Coincidence

    Today was the anniversary of my dear father’s birth (1910) and death (1996). I don’t know how he managed to enter and exit this existence on the same day, but… Read more

  • The Patterns in the River

    I am very excited about these images of the foam on the river as the tide came in today. There are so many patterns and variations. I want to play… Read more

  • You’re invited to Hearts and Flowers

    This show is a thank-you to my community and admirers for your wonderful support of me and my paintings. I have never shown my watercolours in Nova Scotia and the… Read more

  • Could This be my Favorite Painting?

    You like what you like. There is no scientific formula that tells us why a person is drawn to a piece of art. But when I finished painting this cyclamen… Read more

  • An Artist’s Toolbox Must Include Self-Promotion

    What I love about January is that it always brings the promise of a fresh start. It’s a chance to look back and to look ahead and to take stock… Read more

  • Homage to Montreal

    Last week we spent some time in beautiful Montreal visiting our daughter. It was my first trip there in over 40 years (gulp) and we visited the Montreal Museum of… Read more